I love good coffee. I don't drink any kind of coffee just to get my daily caffeine dose. A good coffee can be made of good raw material which for me is 100% arabica coffee beans (I prefer freshly ground coffee) and the other important factor is the coffee maker.
I don't like coffee makers that work with filter. Coffee is not a kind of tee, it needs special machine. At Saeco engineers know how a good coffee is. I have this kind of coffee maker at my work place (ours at home is very similar, but other brand for financial reasons). I use it to prepare coffee for my bosses and their guests. I receive so many compliments for my coffee, you can't imagine.
I could make a decision on what coffee maker to buy. I didn't hesitated much as I heard a lot about Saeco's premium coffee makers. So I choose Saeco
Vienna. I won't waste your time on packing it was a simple box. The content is important.
¤¤¤ How to make a perfect espresso? ¤¤¤
After you have a Saeco Vienna coffee maker, choose a 100% arabica coffee. I recommend you to buy medium roasted beans that is called French roast (Italian is the well roasted which makes you feel your coffee stronger and Viennese is the light roasted coffee). My favourite is the coffee of Kenya, but you should try coffee beans from other countries to find your favourite. So put a cup off coffee beans into the grinder (on the right), then fresh water in the container on the left. There is a special button you can turn around, you can set there the quantity of water your coffee maker will use to prepare your coffee. As you can see on the photo of my review there is a grey thing above the cups the coffee is coming from. I don't know its name, but it can be moved easily up and down, to suit the height of your cup(s). This helps you to avoid coffee spots around the coffee maker. After you made your coffee, don't forget to empty the tray below the water container. There you find the used grounds. It is not important to empty it after each coffee you make because it is large enough to store about 10-12 units.
¤¤¤ How to make a great cappuccino? ¤¤¤
First of all get a big cup, put 1/4 cup of milk in it. Then push the steam button and use the steam dispenser on the right. Put it deep into the milk and push the button on the right. As the steam is coming out makes the milk hot and foamy. Then prepare a longer coffee in another cup and slowly pour the milk on it.
¤¤¤ Maintenance ¤¤¤
From time to time it is worth cleaning the coffee maker. It is quite simple. You can open the front door of the machine and simply sweep out the coffee grounds with the enclosed brush. The tray below the cups can be removed and cleaned in dishwasher. The tray for the used grounds is washing machine-proof as well.
¤¤¤ Advantages ¤¤¤
It is a fully automatic espresso maker, so you just have to push some buttons, take care of the coffee and water quantity and empty the used grounds tray from time to time. It is very easy, makes really good coffee. I can't tell you the exact pressure at which your coffee is made, but if you are curious, drop me a comment and I will look it up in the office in the user's manual.
¤¤¤ Disadvantages ¤¤¤
Even such a perfect machine has one, you can make 2 cup of coffees at once. When I have 10-15 guests, the coffee maker is quite busy... :)
¤¤¤ Price ¤¤¤
Do I really have to spoil the good image of this coffee maker? Well, sit down or better lie down. It was 179.99 pounds. Much? Yes. But it is worth, I have to admit. I would buy one for ourself at home as well when this one goes wrong. So I recommend it highly.
¤¤¤ Sum up ¤¤¤
It is an expensive but really good and reliably coffee and cappuccino maker. I make a lot of coffees day by day and after two years of usage it looks like a new one and works perfectly. One tip, if it is possible use filtered water in it. We have a Brita water filter and I always put filtered water in it. It reduces the scale in it. Have a good coffee and enjoy it day by day!
Thanks for reading!
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